Month: January 2017

Roasted black sesame cookies

I was doing my grocery shopping in Singapore when I came across roasted black sesame powder and I grabbed it instantly. I love anything that has black sesame in it – black sesame dumplings, buns etc. This time, I decided to adapt my almond cookie recipe and use black sesame instead. Like my almond cookie recipe, this does not require butter or eggs. It uses peanut oil and icing sugar instead. The good thing about this recipe is that it uses the mixing method and the dough does not need to be rested overnight. Nutrition per cookie (one batch makes 50)  Ingredients for the cookies 250g plain flour 120g roasted black sesame powder 90g icing sugar 200ml peanut oil 1 tsp vanilla essence 2 tsp bicarbonate soda 1 tsp baking powder 0.25 tsp salt 2 tbsp of sesame seeds Directions Preparation time: 15 min Baking time: 10-15 min Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (convectional oven) Sieve flour, icing sugar, baking powder and bicarbonate soda into a mixing bowl Add roasted black sesame powder, salt and vanilla essence. …

Lemon zest melting moments

The crazy Chinese New Year baking begins! This year I’ve been experimenting with new cookie recipes to add to the menu. I’ve always liked cookies that crumbles and melts in your mouth so my uncle shared this wonderful recipe with me. The secret to getting a crumbly and soft texture is potato starch. There is a difference between potato starch and potato flour so make sure you get the right one. If potato starch is unavailable, corn starch can be used as a replacement. This is an eggless cookie recipe and the dough is quite starchy and sticky which doesn’t leave your hands messy when rolling it out. Nutrition per cookie *One batch makes about 40 cookies Ingredients 125g unsalted butter (room temperature) 40g icing sugar 125g potato starch 80g cake flour 1 tsp vanilla essence Zest 1 lemon Directions Preparation time: 10min Baking time: 15-20min or when the cookies turn brown Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (convectional oven) Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy Add in 1 teaspoon of vanilla …